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Computer Charts Dave at 7:54am 10.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 I am looking at purchasing computer software and charts for my boat. When I look into the various v
Chain Plate Attachment Failure Jay McMullan at 7:37am 10.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1722 My Oday 272LE recently experienced a fairly catastrophic failure of the chain plate attachment to th
getting trailer galvanized Phil at 6:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1083 Has anyone had there trailer galvanized in the Los Angeles area. I would like to get local Info than
Electric Vs Vacuflush head Ed at 6:39am 10.12.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10672 I am looking at obtaining a new boat (new to me, likely used) and have a question about electric hea
Sail Drive Ed at 6:32am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2062 What is Sail Drive? I am looking for a new boat and in the past have had Hunters with a Yanmar with
U S yacht big515 at 6:08am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 5/3011 I resently purchased my first sail boat. a U S yacht 21'1983 model. I can not find any manufacture i
Vacation Planning MarkDB at 5:49am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 2/938 For the last 2 years, my family and I have chartered a boat out of Annapolis as part of our summer v
repainting name Bob Hayden at 5:44am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 2/918 The name on my boat TIMOTHY is 30 years old. I need to repaint the name and hailing port.What paint
Cradle weight Richard4728 at 5:42am 10.12.05 Catalina 30 0/1522 Does anyone know the weight of the factory cradle for a Catalina 30?Thanks
2nd Battery bart5008 at 5:19am 10.12.05 Smaller Boats 10/1075 I am thinking of installing a second battery on my 240. I thought screwing a peice of 3/4" plywood d
Paint for my floor dblake05 at 5:01am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/914 Can anyone recommend a good paint to paint the floor with? I pulled up the carpet that was in the bo
Removing Epoxy fredsb at 4:46am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1255 Does anyone know of a method to remove epoxy from the deck? Had an oops mounting an autopilot brack
replacement rudder walt at 4:35am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/896 Any one out there that needs a replacement hi ratio aspect rudder or d-board for a Mac 26. This one
474 First Boat hlads at 4:23am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1317 At 53 I am my wife are just taking up sailing and plan to buy a 473 for day and weekend sailing. Wou
Internal boom outhaul lines viktor at 4:20am 10.12.05 Big Boats 3/1465 Does anyone know if it is possible to change the internal outhaul lines in a Kenyon boom on a 34,...
WInd Instrument cable routing Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 3:34am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/773 I am sure that majority of 1988-94 Hunter 30 owners have a mast top wind instrument.I just recently
Gelcoat chips on the nonskid Ryan at 2:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 Anyone have any suggestions on fixing the non skid area on my 26s. Any products you guys' recomend.
Cabin Tent Cover Hal Learnard at 2:06am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/910 The cabin "tent" cover on my 1972 M25 is not serviceable. Are they still madeor do they have to be
Paceship 26? dennis23517 at 1:51am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1437 I've been considering moving from a outboard powered sailboat to one with a inboard diesel. The Pac
A-4 Carb hwstauffer@hotmail.com at 1:43am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/955 Any Suggestions? Motor starts and run great but only under full choke. I'm schooled on Elect. FI a

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Electrical mystery kappykaplan at 2:52pm 05.02.21 @blownprofits , welcome to the forum! Do you have any photos of your setup?
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina shemandr at 2:48pm 05.02.21 In Florida the boating industry is quite strong politically. Developers are strong too - to be fair
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:43pm 05.02.21
Dripless propeller shaft Tally Ho at 2:20pm 05.02.21 Yes, it is some sort of dripless system (not sure which one though). That while sealant smeared aro
Main 110 breaker like never seen on this planet??? (2) wdonovan at 2:17pm 05.02.21 193644Ok. You guys ca decipher. To me that says two modules our current activated one is voltage act
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger Tally Ho at 2:08pm 05.02.21 Good reminder...I should get to mine too. Greg
Polaris Compass / no fluid Tally Ho at 2:05pm 05.02.21 You need to share how it was mounted, what size it is, etc. there are probably replacements availa
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina mcartair at 2:01pm 05.02.21 Like everywhere else Boaters do not have the numbers to garner Politicians support. That Marina is
Looking at an O'Day 34 Tally Ho at 1:59pm 05.02.21 Sometimes things were not meant to be... Good luck on your search. Greg
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior capta at 1:36pm 05.02.21 Whether you use epoxy or the 3m product (I'd use epoxy for the fire extingisher and net) , be sure t
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources thinwater at 1:34pm 05.02.21 Using your topping lift to attach a riding sail is a good plan. Sailrite sells a kit for $108 Anch
SafeFS30 - installation on a Passage 42 - Location to install? Puesta del sol at 1:21pm 05.02.21 Hi Keith, your boat likely has one already. Jim located his and is in the same location on our boat
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt Puesta del sol at 1:20pm 05.02.21 Burnt wires is not a good sign. You need to find out what happened. Jim... PS: Looks like a Resis
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt Rick486 at 1:15pm 05.02.21 To me, from the pics, it looks like your 12 V source (1 or more batteries) shorted to ground, the ye
Install an anchor Windlass Dale Haz at 1:11pm 05.02.21 Good advise from all hands. I've sugested to my wife pulling up the anchor would be good exercise, s
Batteries Benny17441 at 1:01pm 05.02.21 Hi All, I bought a 1999 Catalina 380 about 4 years ago. The boat came with 4 Trojan T105 6 volt ba
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina SFS at 12:57pm 05.02.21 You guys should reach out to your Governor and ask him for help. Keep Florida money in Florida for
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII Stu Jackson at 12:53pm 05.02.21 Mark, I think you may have misunderstood the "solution." Maybe that's why it's a rumor. :) What on
Motor for Rhodes 19 centerboard jon hansen at 12:50pm 05.02.21 anything over 2hp on that size vessel and you lose style points. just saying:poke:
1986 Hunter 31 deck caulking kloudie1 at 12:49pm 05.02.21 Pretty much a cosmetic caulking.. The underside of the sea hood gets water that drains off the compa

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